MPS_NOVA Twinning Project
@mpsnova.bsky.social
MPS_NOVA aims to study chronic diseases & host-microbe interactions using innovative methodologies more relevat to human biology, such as microphysiologic systems and organ-on-chips.
🌟 7th Webinar in the #MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series!
🎙️ Speakers:
Krzysztof Wrzesinski, CelVivo ApS
Carina Valente, @itqbnova.bsky.social
📅 February 5th, 2026, 2 PM (WET)
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📅 Register until February 1st, 2026 (5 pm)
See you there! 🚀
🎙️ Speakers:
Krzysztof Wrzesinski, CelVivo ApS
Carina Valente, @itqbnova.bsky.social
📅 February 5th, 2026, 2 PM (WET)
💻 Zoom
👉 forms.gle/XSSShSMHLZ9q...
📅 Register until February 1st, 2026 (5 pm)
See you there! 🚀
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🌟 7th Webinar in the #MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series!
🎙️ Speakers:
Krzysztof Wrzesinski, CelVivo ApS
Carina Valente, @itqbnova.bsky.social
📅 February 5th, 2026, 2 PM (WET)
💻 Zoom
👉 forms.gle/XSSShSMHLZ9q...
📅 Register until February 1st, 2026 (5 pm)
See you there! 🚀
🎙️ Speakers:
Krzysztof Wrzesinski, CelVivo ApS
Carina Valente, @itqbnova.bsky.social
📅 February 5th, 2026, 2 PM (WET)
💻 Zoom
👉 forms.gle/XSSShSMHLZ9q...
📅 Register until February 1st, 2026 (5 pm)
See you there! 🚀
News from #MPS_NOVA! 🎉
Daniel Pereira, Isabella Ramella Gal e Mariana Pereira from
@itqbnova.bsky.social, iBET and NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange at @humantechnopole.bsky.social as part of our Twinning project!
👏 Join us in congratulating them in the comments!
Daniel Pereira, Isabella Ramella Gal e Mariana Pereira from
@itqbnova.bsky.social, iBET and NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange at @humantechnopole.bsky.social as part of our Twinning project!
👏 Join us in congratulating them in the comments!
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
News from #MPS_NOVA! 🎉
Daniel Pereira, Isabella Ramella Gal e Mariana Pereira from
@itqbnova.bsky.social, iBET and NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange at @humantechnopole.bsky.social as part of our Twinning project!
👏 Join us in congratulating them in the comments!
Daniel Pereira, Isabella Ramella Gal e Mariana Pereira from
@itqbnova.bsky.social, iBET and NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange at @humantechnopole.bsky.social as part of our Twinning project!
👏 Join us in congratulating them in the comments!
🎉 Concluding the 2nd Edition of Training Workshop 1
“NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research”, dedicated to exploring innovative in vitro systems as powerful alternatives to traditional animal models.
“NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research”, dedicated to exploring innovative in vitro systems as powerful alternatives to traditional animal models.
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎉 Concluding the 2nd Edition of Training Workshop 1
“NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research”, dedicated to exploring innovative in vitro systems as powerful alternatives to traditional animal models.
“NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research”, dedicated to exploring innovative in vitro systems as powerful alternatives to traditional animal models.
🚀 Just completed: MPS_NOVA Staff Exchange at MDC, Berlin
From 3–11 November, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project held its SE3 - Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids hosted by our partner Max Delbrück Center and expertly organized and facilitated by Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Stefan Kempa.
From 3–11 November, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project held its SE3 - Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids hosted by our partner Max Delbrück Center and expertly organized and facilitated by Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Stefan Kempa.
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚀 Just completed: MPS_NOVA Staff Exchange at MDC, Berlin
From 3–11 November, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project held its SE3 - Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids hosted by our partner Max Delbrück Center and expertly organized and facilitated by Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Stefan Kempa.
From 3–11 November, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project held its SE3 - Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids hosted by our partner Max Delbrück Center and expertly organized and facilitated by Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Stefan Kempa.
🌟 Join Us for the 6th Webinar in the MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series this December! 🌟
- Gut-on-Chip for anaerobic microbiota–host communication studies
- Reconstructed skin models for pigmentation and cutaneous melanoma research
📅 December 4th, 2025, 2 PM (WET)
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dkKrmtBb
- Gut-on-Chip for anaerobic microbiota–host communication studies
- Reconstructed skin models for pigmentation and cutaneous melanoma research
📅 December 4th, 2025, 2 PM (WET)
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dkKrmtBb
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌟 Join Us for the 6th Webinar in the MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series this December! 🌟
- Gut-on-Chip for anaerobic microbiota–host communication studies
- Reconstructed skin models for pigmentation and cutaneous melanoma research
📅 December 4th, 2025, 2 PM (WET)
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dkKrmtBb
- Gut-on-Chip for anaerobic microbiota–host communication studies
- Reconstructed skin models for pigmentation and cutaneous melanoma research
📅 December 4th, 2025, 2 PM (WET)
👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dkKrmtBb
🚀 New Video Release!
We are proud to share an interview with Sarela García Santamarina, Coordinator of MPS_NOVA Twinning project led by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, dedicated to strengthening MicroPhysiological Systems research capacity in Portugal.
youtu.be/82OqOWmID3s
We are proud to share an interview with Sarela García Santamarina, Coordinator of MPS_NOVA Twinning project led by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, dedicated to strengthening MicroPhysiological Systems research capacity in Portugal.
youtu.be/82OqOWmID3s
MicroPhysiological Systems: Advancing Human-Relevant Biomedical Research | MPS_NOVA EU Twinning
YouTube video by MPS_NOVA
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December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🚀 New Video Release!
We are proud to share an interview with Sarela García Santamarina, Coordinator of MPS_NOVA Twinning project led by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, dedicated to strengthening MicroPhysiological Systems research capacity in Portugal.
youtu.be/82OqOWmID3s
We are proud to share an interview with Sarela García Santamarina, Coordinator of MPS_NOVA Twinning project led by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, dedicated to strengthening MicroPhysiological Systems research capacity in Portugal.
youtu.be/82OqOWmID3s
🌍 Strengthening collaboration and communication at hashtag#MPS_NOVA!
We closed this vibrant month of October with a Staff Exchange and institutional alignment mission at Human Technopole in Milan, one of our key partners in the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project.
We closed this vibrant month of October with a Staff Exchange and institutional alignment mission at Human Technopole in Milan, one of our key partners in the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌍 Strengthening collaboration and communication at hashtag#MPS_NOVA!
We closed this vibrant month of October with a Staff Exchange and institutional alignment mission at Human Technopole in Milan, one of our key partners in the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project.
We closed this vibrant month of October with a Staff Exchange and institutional alignment mission at Human Technopole in Milan, one of our key partners in the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project.
On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting — two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting — two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.
On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting - two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting - two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.
🔬 October was an intense and inspiring month for MPS_NOVA!
We were thrilled to host the 2nd edition of our training workshop on Advanced Organ-on-Chip & Advanced Microscopy, bringing together researchers and students to strengthen technical skills and exchange knowledge across disciplines.
We were thrilled to host the 2nd edition of our training workshop on Advanced Organ-on-Chip & Advanced Microscopy, bringing together researchers and students to strengthen technical skills and exchange knowledge across disciplines.
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔬 October was an intense and inspiring month for MPS_NOVA!
We were thrilled to host the 2nd edition of our training workshop on Advanced Organ-on-Chip & Advanced Microscopy, bringing together researchers and students to strengthen technical skills and exchange knowledge across disciplines.
We were thrilled to host the 2nd edition of our training workshop on Advanced Organ-on-Chip & Advanced Microscopy, bringing together researchers and students to strengthen technical skills and exchange knowledge across disciplines.
We are thrilled to highlight the participation of Inês Fonseca from NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, who presented a flash talk on her poster titled: “Uncovering the effect of ultraviolet radiation on melanin processing in keratinocytes.”
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We are thrilled to highlight the participation of Inês Fonseca from NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, who presented a flash talk on her poster titled: “Uncovering the effect of ultraviolet radiation on melanin processing in keratinocytes.”
We are delighted to announce that Ana Rita Garcia from
NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We are delighted to announce that Ana Rita Garcia from
NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
Last Friday, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project proudly joined the European Researchers’ Night at Marina de Oeiras, an inspiring event that brought science closer to society. 🌍🔬
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last Friday, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project proudly joined the European Researchers’ Night at Marina de Oeiras, an inspiring event that brought science closer to society. 🌍🔬
This month, Joana Cavadas, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, had the exciting opportunity to attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Human Microbiome.
Joana presented her poster titled:
“An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨
Joana presented her poster titled:
“An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This month, Joana Cavadas, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, had the exciting opportunity to attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Human Microbiome.
Joana presented her poster titled:
“An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨
Joana presented her poster titled:
“An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨
Last month, Ana Botelho, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, participated in the Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases. She presented a poster entitled ‘Divergent host interaction profiles of the two major S. epidermidis lineages during skin colonization’.
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Last month, Ana Botelho, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, participated in the Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases. She presented a poster entitled ‘Divergent host interaction profiles of the two major S. epidermidis lineages during skin colonization’.
On 22-24 July, #MPS_NOVA held the Training Workshop Pluripotent Stem Cell Basics, hosted by our partner #HumanTechnopole.
The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.
The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
On 22-24 July, #MPS_NOVA held the Training Workshop Pluripotent Stem Cell Basics, hosted by our partner #HumanTechnopole.
The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.
The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.
The MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project is pleased to announce the successful completion of our first Staff Exchange “Reprogramming Somatic Cells into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs)” — hosted by Giovanni Faga group at Human Technopole.
July 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project is pleased to announce the successful completion of our first Staff Exchange “Reprogramming Somatic Cells into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs)” — hosted by Giovanni Faga group at Human Technopole.
🌟Join Us for the 4th Webinar of the #MPS_NOVA
On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids.
👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku
📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)
On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids.
👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku
📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)
July 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🌟Join Us for the 4th Webinar of the #MPS_NOVA
On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids.
👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku
📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)
On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids.
👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku
📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)
📍 Collaboration in Action at ITQB NOVA
On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.
On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.
July 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📍 Collaboration in Action at ITQB NOVA
On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.
On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.
On May 26th we hosted the #MPS_NOVA training workshop on "Strategy in R&I Management", with facilitators from our partner institution, the Max Delbrück Center.
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On May 26th we hosted the #MPS_NOVA training workshop on "Strategy in R&I Management", with facilitators from our partner institution, the Max Delbrück Center.
🔬✨ MPS_NOVA at the @Oeiras Valley Science Festival! ✨
On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!
On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🔬✨ MPS_NOVA at the @Oeiras Valley Science Festival! ✨
On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!
On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!
On the 16th and 17th of June, #MPS_NOVA held its fifth training workshop — “Stem Cells, Organoids, and Methods to Characterize Them” — hosted by our partners at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.
July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On the 16th and 17th of June, #MPS_NOVA held its fifth training workshop — “Stem Cells, Organoids, and Methods to Characterize Them” — hosted by our partners at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.
🎉 We are delighted to announce that Maria Beatriz Felgueiras and Quélia Ribeiro from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange on Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids at Max Delbrück Center as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎉 We are delighted to announce that Maria Beatriz Felgueiras and Quélia Ribeiro from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange on Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids at Max Delbrück Center as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!
🎥 Dynamic42 GmbH interviewed Sarela García Santamarina, #MPS_NOVA Coordinator, during the recent MPS World Summit 2025.
Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.
Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.
In part 4 of our #MPS2025 series, Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina (ITQB NOVA, Portugal) discusses the Horizon EU Twinning Project MPS_NOVA with Cláudia Santos (NOVA Medical School), focusing on chronic diseases & host-microbe interactions using organ-on-chip tech --> zurl.co/iC8gg
Minds Behind - Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina (ITQB NOVA, Portugal)
At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina, group leader at ITQB NOVA in Portugal and currently transitio...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🎥 Dynamic42 GmbH interviewed Sarela García Santamarina, #MPS_NOVA Coordinator, during the recent MPS World Summit 2025.
Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.
Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.
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Part 5 of our #MPS2025 series highlights Inês Silva, a PhD student at NOVA Institute, Portugal. She developed a microphysiological method to study dopaminergic injury and inflammation in Parkinson’s disease. --> zurl.co/Ow9gg
Minds Behind - Inês Silva (NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Portugal)
At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Inês, PhD Student at the NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology in Portugal. She has deve...
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June 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Part 5 of our #MPS2025 series highlights Inês Silva, a PhD student at NOVA Institute, Portugal. She developed a microphysiological method to study dopaminergic injury and inflammation in Parkinson’s disease. --> zurl.co/Ow9gg